Lamsdell Bird Ringing and Wildlife Blog: Bedfont CP ringing session

Sunday, 14 August 2011

Bedfont CP ringing session - 14 August 2011

A call for some help at Bedfont CES saw us turning up on Sunday as well to give a hand. It was a slow day, with not much really being caught despite an obvious presence of as large Tit flock and Blackcaps and Chiff-chaffs. There was also still a presence of Reed warblers in th3e reeds but few turned up in the nets to track their route south.

Reed warbler - 3J, but tail still not fully grown

Kingfisher - both 3s

Net ride on broadwalk

Totals (55 new and 17 retrap):

Kingfisher - 2

Wren - 3

Dunnock - 0 (1)

Robin - 1 (2)

Blackbird - 1

Sedge Warbler - 1

Reed Warbler - 10 (5)

Whitethroat - 1

Garden Warbler - 3

Blackcap - 13 (2)

Chiff-chaff - 12 (1)

Blue Tit - 4 (5)

Great Tit - 4 (1)

About us

Chris and Denise Lamsdell

We have both been birders for about 40 years based in South Bucks near the West London reservoir complexes.

Since September 2021 we have been based in North Norfolk. We have done our bit of twitching in the past, but with other priorities this has become a much reduced activity with a preference for seeing new birds where ever our travels take us.

We both have been ringing since 2005. Our local group was the Runnymede RG while based in Buckinghamshire. Since moving to Norfolk we have started a new group called The Iceni Bird Monitoring Group, aimed at increasing public engagement through colour ringing projects on Black-headed Gull, Turnstone and Lapwing. We ring at several sites including Sculthorpe Moor, Sandringham Estate, Deepdale Farm and also monitor bird populations for the Norfolk Rivers Trust. We do ringing at home and support with foreign projects when opportunities allow. Chris also has an interest in Butterflies and Dragonflies and contains his limited photographic skill to them.